#2E40A2#2E40A2

#2E40A2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.159 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E40A2
RGB	rgb(46, 64, 162)
HSL	hsl(231, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(231, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.6%, 60.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.48, 27.24, -55.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.48, 61.51, 296.29°)
OKLab	oklab(41.99% 0.0003 -0.1591)
OKLCH	oklch(41.99% 0.159 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.4795, 6.8553, 34.9990)
Luminance	0.0686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E40A2 #A2902E

analogous

#2E7AA2 #2E40A2 #562EA2

triadic

#2E40A2 #A22E40 #40A22E

tetradic

#2E40A2 #A22E7A #A2902E #2EA256

square

#2E40A2 #A22E7A #A2902E #2EA256

split-complementary

#2E40A2 #A2562E #7AA22E

monochromatic

#131A43 #202D72 #2E40A2 #4358CA #7383D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#2E40A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#2E40A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E40A2

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E40A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E40A2	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00596A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e40a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 64, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.159 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7774be',
    500: '#2e40a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e40a2;
$custom-light: #7774be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e40a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.69,
    "s": 55.769,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41985,
    "c": 0.15909,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E40A2

secondary

#BFB26D

accent

#C849DF

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEDF7

border

#C9C8D0

text

#0A0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E40A2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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